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With the U.S. bird flu outbreak uncontained, scientists see growing risks

2:57pm July 24, 2024

by Will Stone

A recent crop of human cases at a chicken farm highlight the risks of the ongoing outbreak. Here's what scientists fear could happen next in the evolution of the virus.

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Thailand beat avian flu 20 years ago. What can we learn from their strategies?

1:06pm June 14, 2024

by Gabrielle Emanuel

The U.S. is seeing a surge in avian flu. It's in chickens and cows and even sickened a few humans. Here's how other countries have dealt with the virus.

The federal government says it has taken steps toward developing a vaccine to protect against bird flu should it become a threat to humans.

Launching an effective bird flu vaccine quickly could be tough, scientists warn

9:20am May 03, 2024

by Rob Stein

Federal health officials say the U.S. has the building blocks to make a vaccine to protect humans from bird flu, if needed. But experts warn we're nowhere near prepared for another pandemic.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is ordering dairy producers to test cows that produce milk for infections from highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI H5N1) before the animals are transported to a different state following the discovery of the virus in samples of pasteurized milk taken by the Food and Drug Administration.

The U.S. may be missing human cases of bird flu, scientists say

11:59am May 02, 2024

by Will Stone

Officially, only one person has caught the illness during the current outbreak. But with limited testing, cases could be flying under the radar.

Bird flu is spreading through U.S. dairy cattle. Scientists say the risk to people is minimal, but open questions remain, including how widespread the outbreak is and how the virus is spreading.

As bird flu spreads in cows, here are 4 big questions scientists are trying to answer

7:14pm April 26, 2024

by Will Stone

Health officials say there's very little risk to humans from the bird flu outbreak among dairy cattle, but there's still much they don't know. Here are four questions scientists are trying to answer.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture says cows in multiple states have tested positive for bird flu.

What the CDC is doing to monitor and protect against bird flu

4:20pm April 03, 2024

CDC director Dr. Mandy Cohen tells NPR that while the risk of bird flu spreading to humans is low, the U.S. government is taking precautions to avoid spread of the virus.

In this June 21, 2017, file photo, a California condor takes flight in the Ventana Wilderness east of Big Sur, Calif.

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Avian flu has killed 3 California condors in northern Arizona

1:36am April 08, 2023

by The Associated Press

Authorities are trying to determine what killed five others in the flock. The California condor population fell to near extinction in the '70s, but the total wild population now numbers more than 300.

Eye-popping egg prices have finally started to fall. Wholesale eggs in the Midwest market dropped by 58 cents to $3.29 a dozen at the end of January, according to USDA data.

Eggs prices drop, but the threat from avian flu isn't over yet

5:00am February 05, 2023

by Allison Aubrey

After months of eye-popping prices, egg lovers are finally seeing some relief. Wholesale prices in the Midwest fell by 58 cents at the end of January, but the days of a $1.50 a dozen may not return.